The difference between Fart and Gas

When used as nouns, fart means an emission of digestive gases from the anus, whereas gas means matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull).

When used as verbs, fart means to emit digestive gases from the anus, whereas gas means to kill with poisonous gas.


Gas is also adjective with the meaning: comical, zany.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fart and Gas

  1. Fart as a verb (informal, mildly, vulgar, intransitive):

    To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: Thesaurus:flatulate"

  2. Fart as a verb (colloquial, intransitive, usually, as "[[fart around]]"):

    To waste time with idle and inconsequential tasks; to go about one's activities in a lackadaisical manner; to be lazy or over-relaxed in one's manner or bearing.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: futz fool around fool about"

  3. Fart as a verb (figuratively, transitive):

    To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).

  1. Fart as a noun (informal):

    An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus.

  2. Fart as a noun (colloquial, vulgar):

    An irritating person; a fool.

  3. Fart as a noun (colloquial, vulgar, potentially offensive):

    (usually as "old fart") An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.

  1. Gas as a noun (uncountable, chemistry):

    Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

    Examples:

    "A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

  2. Gas as a noun (countable, chemistry):

    A chemical element or compound in such a state.

    Examples:

    "The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases."

  3. Gas as a noun (uncountable):

    A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

    Examples:

    "'Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones."

  4. Gas as a noun (countable):

    A hob on a gas cooker.

    Examples:

    "She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven."

  5. Gas as a noun (US):

    Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

    Examples:

    "My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas."

  6. Gas as a noun (slang):

    A humorous or entertaining event or person.

    Examples:

    "He is such a gas!"

  7. Gas as a noun (baseball):

    A fastball.

    Examples:

    "The closer threw him nothing but gas."

  8. Gas as a noun (medicine, colloquial):

    Arterial or venous blood gas.

  1. Gas as a verb (transitive):

    To kill with poisonous gas.

  2. Gas as a verb (intransitive):

    To talk, chat.

  3. Gas as a verb (intransitive):

    To emit gas.

    Examples:

    "The battery cell was gassing."

  4. Gas as a verb (transitive):

    To impregnate with gas.

    Examples:

    "to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder"

  5. Gas as a verb (transitive):

    To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

    Examples:

    "to gas thread"

  1. Gas as a noun (uncountable, US):

    Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

  2. Gas as a noun (US):

    Gas pedal.

  1. Gas as a verb (US):

    To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

    Examples:

    " The cops are coming. Gas it!"

  2. Gas as a verb (US):

    To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

  1. Gas as an adjective (Ireland, colloquial):

    comical, zany; fun, amusing

    Examples:

    "Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man."

    "It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom."

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